Privacy Policy
This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when you interact with Daniel Matthews, doing business as Ontological Studio, for contractor website builds, hosting, local SEO setup, lead routing, support, and optional AI or automation consulting.
This Privacy Policy explains how Daniel Matthews (doing business as Ontological Studio) collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our site, submit a website preview request, communicate with us, or use our website, hosting, local SEO, lead routing, support, AI, or automation services.
We collect information you provide directly, such as name, email, phone number, business name, service area, services offered, website goals, project details, and form responses submitted through our inquiry forms. We may also collect basic usage information such as device/browser and pages visited.
We use your information to respond to inquiries, decide whether a website preview makes sense, scope projects, provide proposals, build and support contractor websites, configure hosting, set up local SEO basics, route leads, communicate about your project, and provide optional AI or automation consulting.
We only share data with trusted providers required to operate our business and deliver services, such as form, hosting, domain, analytics, scheduling, communication, email, SMS, CRM, payment, or automation tools. We do not sell personal information.
Our site may use embedded forms, including third-party form providers, to collect project inquiries. We may also use minimal analytics and functional cookies to understand site performance and improve the user experience. You can limit cookies through your browser settings.
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards and retain personal data only as long as necessary to respond to inquiries, provide services, maintain project and business records, support active client work, or comply with legal obligations.
You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal information. Some information may need to be retained for legitimate business records, active service delivery, security, payment, or legal reasons. Contact us with privacy-related requests and we will respond within a reasonable time.
If you provide your mobile number and explicitly opt in, you consent to receive service and conversational SMS related to your inquiry, scheduling, website preview, project updates, hosting or support issues, AI or automation consulting, and follow-up from Daniel Matthews (Ontological Studio). Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out at any time or HELP for help. SMS consent is not a condition of purchase.
We do not sell, rent, or share mobile numbers or SMS opt-in data with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We may share SMS data only with trusted service providers required to deliver and support messaging operations.
For privacy requests or questions, email danielmatthews1143@gmail.com.
We may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices. The date below reflects the latest update.
Last Updated: June 2, 2026
